>   > > million at the moment, and the price won't be coming down for a
>   while
>   > > apparently. Even 1 cent is too high.
>   >
>   > Depends. Would I pay 1 cent per item to shove my cart through a
>   scanner
>   > instead of unloading it, having a cashier scan it and put it back
>   in my
>   > car? MOST DEFINITELY, without question, without hesitation.
>
> 
>   I've heard the rhetoric on this idea, but I can't imagine it
>   actualy ever being implemented. Think about how hard it would be to
>   steal something - damage the RFID tag, throw it in the cart, walk
>   out. WAY to easy.
> 
>   -Denny


You can do this now, or indeed for the last 50 years.  What's stopping you?

I've got a book somewhere that goes thru all these problems, and gives
solutions.  Ok, it was printed 25 years ago and calls RFID 'bar codes' for
some weird reason...

Actually, bring it on.  1-cent tags, hallelujah.

I can think of dozens of uses for RFID.  A product you can actually buy is a
motorcycle key.  You put the tag in your back pocket, the receiver is under
the seat.  Sit on the bike, ignition comes on.  Walk away, bike turns off.
Yes, I've left the keys in my bike.  I came back one day and found someone
had been kind enough to turn off the ignition.  Battery was flat, but ramps
make clutch starts easy.

Tools rooms, I've done these with bar codes, it's a bit of a pain.  RFID the
tool, it gets logged to you when you walk off with it.

Same for surgery.  RFID everything, scalpels, clamps, gloves, sponges.  Even
after doing a count, stuff gets left behind you-know-where.

Tag the remote.  That's the last time you vanish down the couch.  Unless the
'Stuff-B-Found' scanner is down there too.

Tony

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